Forum information: Preliminary programme

Tentative schedule of the 10th FORUM:

The Forum organizers are planning a three-day program consisting of two/three (?) session days and one day post conference field trip.

September 06, 2009:

Arrival of participants - registration and arrangement of accommodation

GTZ, BMZ, IHPA, PAN Germany Exhibition from COP-4: “Obsolete and POPs Pesticides in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia”

September 07, 2009:
09:00 – 10:00 - Opening ceremony
10:00 – 13:00 - Presentations
13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 – 17:00 – Presentations
17.00 – 18.30 – Poster session
19:00 - Reception

September 08, 2009:
09:00 – 13:00 - Presentations
13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 – 17:00 - Presentations
17.00 – 19.00 - Poster Session

September 09, 2009:
09:00 – 13:00 – Presentations, closing ceremony
13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch

September 10, 2009:
Field trip to Spolana Neratovice
Departure of participants

Special workshops on (preliminary version):

Progress in the FAO-GEF Regional project on “Capacity building on Obsolete and POPs Pesticides in nine Eastern European, Caucuses and Central Asian (EECCA) countries”

Status of UNEP-GEF Regional Project: “Demonstrating and Scaling Up Sustainable Alternatives to DDT for the control of vector borne diseases in Southern Caucasus and Central Asia”
Monitoring of obsolete pesticides and harmonization of investigation methods, risk assessment strategies for different pathways and exchange of data
MONET network for monitoring of persistent organic pollutnts in ambient air in the Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa
Progress of technological solutions in the field: “incineration and alternative technologies”
Non-technological issues: Organizational, legal, and communication aspects of clean-ups